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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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    A STUDY ON COMMUNICATION NETWORK ANALYSIS OF DAIRY FARMERS IN KUMAON DIVISION OF UTTARAKHAND
    (G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263145, 2024-02-01) Karki, Pooja; Ansari, M. A.
    Dairy contributes significantly towards socioeconomic development of rural households in the country as it is closely integrated with farming systems of rural India. In Uttarakhand, availability of abundant grazing land and forests makes it all the more important as it provides gainful employment to family members of rural households. Information about scientific dairy farming practices needs to be communicated to the dairy farmers so that they can enhance the productivity as well as production efficiency. Communication Networks play an important role in disseminating information about appropriate feeding, breeding, and disease management practices through relevant communication networks, as well as in improving animal health and yielding higher milk production. Thus, the knowledge of communication networks and the information flow will be useful in upscaling the knowledge and skills of the dairy farmers. Thus, there is an urgent need to analyze communication network and information flow between network members in dairy sector for effectively addressing the diverse and varied information needs of dairy farmers. If, the right communication networks are identified for information exchange about improved dairy farming practices within the community, it may help in promoting innovations through extension services and other livestock programme, schemes, projects. Keeping this in view a study entitled “A study on Communication Network Analysis of Dairy Farmers in Kumaon Division of Uttrakhand” was undertaken. The present study was conducted in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand. The study followed descriptive research design to meet the objectives of the study. Two districts were selected purposively on the basis of maximum number of organized milk societies and highest number of memberships (dairy farmers). The two blocks from each district were then selected purposively on the basis of maximum number of dairy cooperative societies. Later, two villages were selected from each block through random sampling without replacement. Thirty dairy farmers from each of the eight selected village (sample size 240) were selected for the study through purposive sampling. The data was collected through pre-tested interview schedule and collected data was coded, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted with the help of Excel, SPSS and UCINET software. From the study findings, it can be concluded that majority of the respondents were male, middle aged, married, educated up to high school, belonged to upper caste, belonged to nuclear family with family size (<7 members), respectively. As regards dairy farming experience majority of the respondents had medium level (23- 41years) of dairy farming experience, having land less than 1 hectare with primary occupation agriculture along with dairy farming and secondary occupation as agriculture labour. It was also found that majority of the respondents had less than 4 herd size, less than 15 liter milk production, earned monthly income from dairy farming between Rs.10,000 to Rs.19,000 and earned an annual income between Rs.173,333- Rs. 556,667. It was found that all of the respondents possessed television, displayed medium information seeking and sharing behaviour. Further, it was observed that majority of the respondents had medium level of economic motivation, scientific orientation, risk orientation and management orientation. Study of communication network among the dairy farmers seeking dairy related information showed that total 29 respondents occupied the central position in the communication network as the holder of influence with respect to dissemination of dairy information. These dairy farmers can serve as Key Communicators in the village(s) for the promotion of dairy farming. Further, majority of the respondents displayed medium level of knowledge of improved dairy farming practices. Also, it was found that selected profile characteristics of dairy farmers such as education, experience, herd size, daily milk production, monthly income from dairy farming, total annual income, economic motivation, scientific orientation, management orientation, decision making ability, risk taking ability, information seeking behaviour and information sharing behaviour were found to have had positively and significant relationship with their knowledge of improved dairy farming practices. Age and land holding of the respondents had non-significant relationship with their knowledge of improved dairy farming practices. Major constraints as reported by the dairy farmers were unavailability of vaccines, low price of milk offered, lack of training facilities in dairy sector, inadequate or lack of information about government schemes. The identified opinion leaders as well as the type of communication networks among the dairy farmers will revitalize and reinvigorate the dairy sector in Uttarakhand. The study outcomes are important as it will help dairy professionals, researchers, policy makers in advancing the cause of dairy farming in the state.
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    Attitude of farmers towards drip irrigation: a study in Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2019-07) Karki, Pooja; Amardeep
    Water is most important natural resource to sustain agriculture, while in hills water is scarce. In present situation, high-tech modern intensive agriculture and growing human population are causing fast depletion of water resources. This is a challenging situation and there is a need to conserve water and ensure its efficient use. In the phase of changing agriculture scenario across the world and a shift towards precision farming, drip irrigation appears to be most appropriate technology, which is capable for providing more efficient utilization of water. Uttarakhand is one of the states in India where 55 per cent cultivable land is rainfed and only 45 per cent of cultivated land is irrigated. In hilly areas, water availability for agriculture is limited because of factors like uneven land holding, slope terraces, long distance between water resources and also rainfall is concentrated only in four months of the year. Thus, the need was felt to study attitude of farmers towards drip irrigation in kumaon hills of uttarakhand. The present study was conducted in Ramgrah block of Nainital district. Four villages from Ramghar block were selected purposively. Analytical research design was used for the present study. A sample of total 120 respondents was selected through PPS method. Pre-tested interview schedule used for data collection. Statistical techniques such as frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, coefficient of correlation and t-test were used to analyze the data for meaning interpretation. The finding of the present study revealed that majority of respondents (55%) belonged to middle age group, were males (80%), had small family size (90.83%), had joint family (56.67%), belonged to the general caste (73.33 %), had studied upto high school education (35.83%), were involved in agriculture (100%), had low annual income (74.17%), were small farmers (98.34%), had mixed farming (100%), were cultivated pea, potatoes, capsicum, tomato and chilli cropping pattern (90.83%), had medium cropping intensity (85%) and were using tank for the irrigation (50%). Majority of the respondents had medium mass media exposure (57.50%), medium economic motivation (74.16%) and medium risk orientation (64.17%). Majority of the respondents (67.50%) had neutral attitude towards drip irrigation. Variables like caste, size of land holding, total family income, mass media exposure and risk orientation were found to have positive and significant relationship with attitude towards drip irrigation. Age, education, family size and economic motivation of the respondents had non-significant positive relationship with their attitude towards drip irrigation. Cropping intensity of the respondents had significant negative relationship with their attitude towards drip irrigation. The major constraints faced by the respondents in adopting drip irrigation were difficulties in maintenance, lack of technological knowledge about drip irrigation or training in respect use of drip irrigation, frost sensitive pipe of drip irrigation and cracks to pipeline and micro tube. The findings of the study will be useful to extension workers, research workers and administrators as it will provide them the sufficient knowledge about the existing adoption gap of drip irrigation technology used by the farmers and will enable them to improve their approach of working with the farmers.